Adolf Frederick I of Sweden

Adolf Fredrik I of Sweden (14 May 1710-12 February 1771) was the king of Sweden from 1751 to 1771, succeeding Frederick I of Sweden and preceding Gustav III of Sweden.

Biography
Adolf Frederik von Holstein-Gottorp was born on 14 May 1710 in Gottorp in the Duchy of Schleswig to Duke Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, two German nobles. On both sides of his family, he was related to the royalty of Sweden, and after serving as prince-bishop of Lubeck for much of his life, he became King of Sweden in 1751 after an agreement with the Russian Empire in 1743 to succeed to the throne. Adolf Frederick fought in the Seven Years' War from 1757 to 1762 as an ally of France, Austria, and Russia in a war against Prussia and Great Britain, and he died in 1771. He was succeeded by King Gustav III of Sweden.